Overview of Geriatric Dentistry in Dentistry Courses in the Brazilian Northeast
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https://doi.org/10.30979/BrazJDentEduc.v25.2434Keywords:
Geriatric Dentistry, Education Dental, CurriculumAbstract
The objective of this study was to present an overview of the teaching of Geriatric Dentistry in undergraduate Dentistry courses in the Brazilian Northeast. The research was cross-sectional, descriptive, and with a quantitative approach. Data were collected from a search of Brazilian higher education institutions registered with the Ministry of Education that offered the undergraduate Dentistry course on the e-MEC platform. The websites of the institutions found were consulted and the curriculum matrix of the Dentistry course was searched. Variables such as nature of the institutions, course status, presence or absence of Geriatric Dentistry or corresponding curricular component, mandatory nature, and assigned workload were analyzed. The data collected was subjected to descriptive analysis. A total of 130 active Higher Education Institutions offering Dentistry courses were found in the Northeast region. Of these, 18 were public and 112 were private. The states with the largest number of Dentistry courses were Bahia, followed by Pernambuco and Ceará, and those with the smallest number were Sergipe and Alagoas. The Geriatric Dentistry curricular component is present in 53% of Dentistry courses in the Northeast region, with a predominance of the mandatory modality.
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